DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) – The pilot who safely landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River says he was only doing his job.
Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is being given a hero's homecoming in Danville, the San Francisco suburb he calls home.
During brief remarks at Saturday's celebration, Sullenberger said circumstance determined he would be flying with an experienced crew on Jan. 15.
Sullenberger says, "We were simply doing the jobs we were paid to do."
Around 3,000 people gathered under drizzly skies in the town square to welcome Sullenberger home.